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Commission proposes $117 billion to remake U.S. train corridor, cut travel times
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government commission on Wednesday proposed a $117 billion plan to remake the Northeast Corridor - the Boston-to-Washington train route that is the na...
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Cycling-Pogacar wins Tour de France stage 17, extends overall lead
SAINT-LARY SOULAN, France (Reuters) - Tadej Pogacar controlled his rivals and extended his overall lead in the Tour de France as the final podium took shape in a gruelling mountain 17th stage won by t...
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U.S. State Dept “surging” staffing to cope with backlog of up to 2 million passport applications -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is "surging" staffing levels to address a backlog of as many as 2 million passport applications due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has Americans waiting...
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French police quell protest against COVID health passport rules
PARIS (Reuters) - Dozens of French police used tear gas to disperse a protest against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to require a COVID-19 vaccine certificate or negative PCR test to gain entry to b...
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Insurance claims from S.African unrest seen at up to $680 million – govt insurer
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Claims for damage and theft from businesses affected by civil unrest in South Africa are likely to be between 7 billion rand and 10 billion rand ($481 million to $683 million)...
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Investment in Sichuan’s key transport projects to top $170.4 billion
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's southwestern province of Sichuan said on Wednesday that total investment in key transport projects will exceed 1.1 trillion yuan ($170.43 billion) in the next decade. The...
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Golf-Driving well the key for Johnson’s British Open bid
By Ed Osmond SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson has good memories of Royal St George's after finishing tied second at the 2011 British Open and the world number one is confident of going one...
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Russian army helicopters join battle against Siberian wildfires
By Roman Kutukov YAKUTIA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian military helicopters flew in firefighters to battle Siberian wildfires on Wednesday, and the Kremlin said climate change was to blame for the unpre...
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Egypt’s top court rejects terrorism list appeal by activists- source
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's highest civilian court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a group of 13 people including two prominent activists who were disputing their placement on a terrorist list for a ...
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Bulgaria to donate COVID vaccines to Bhutan after low take-up
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria, which has one of the lowest inoculation rates in the European Union, plans to donate some 172,500 AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses to Bhutan, the interim government said on ...
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